Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص's Blog – February 2012 Archive (38)

Comprehensive study shows number of U.S. mosques increased 74% since 2000

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/29/12) -- A comprehensive study of mosques and the attitudes of mosque leaders in the United States released today indicates that the number of American mosques increased 74 percent since 2000 and that Islamic houses of worship are…

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/24/12) -- On Wednesday, February 29, a coalition of major American Muslim and academic

organizations will hold a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., to release the results of a comprehensive study of mosques and the attitudes of mosque leaders in the United States.

What if you left the United States for a short trip abroad, but when you tried to come home to your job, family and life

in America, your government would not let you on the plane? What if, when you asked when you could fly home, you were told "never"?

For some American Muslims, this is not a hypothetical scenario but a brutal reality that destroys families, finances and careers. A growing number of American Muslims have been placed on the no-fly list while…

As Syria hurtles towards destruction, with the ongoing bombardment of Homs and the escalating assault on Hama,

Imam Zaid Shakir

By Imam Zaid on 16 February 2012

Dar’a, Idlib and many other Syrian cities and towns by a regime consumed by hubris, we can see clearly how political violence can lead to unexpected outcomes. At the beginning of the now almost year-old uprising in Syria, the regime smugly assumed that…